Artsvanik: Life in the Shadow of a Tailings Dam
For decades, residents of Artsvanik have lived in the shadow of Armenia’s largest tailings dam. As the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine plans to expand the facility, the village continues to lose farmland and livelihoods. Through the lives and stories of its residents, Gayane Ghazaryan’s photo essay documents the human cost of mining and the promises of economic growth that have left communities behind.











































